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Matzikama

A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.

Review source values

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 526,8M2024/25
Reported revenueR 558,1MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,913%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-5,298 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 03

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 459,8MR 400,8M
2023/24R 482,2MR 470,2M
2024/25R 526,8MR 558,1M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,042%
2023/240,732%
2024/250,913%

Where expenditure goes

Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.

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CategoryExpenditure
ElectricityR 178 799 367,00
FinanceR 63 221 792,00
RoadsR 38 651 872,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 29 108 909,00
SewerageR 24 032 704,00
Water TreatmentR 23 262 472,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 21 512 161,00
Water DistributionR 20 672 446,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 19 718 480,00
Human ResourcesR 17 669 962,00
Mayor and CouncilR 12 638 584,00
Street CleaningR 11 800 016,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 9 015 413,00
Asset ManagementR 8 329 658,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 7 008 077,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 6 395 300,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 6 084 389,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 5 391 125,00
Information TechnologyR 5 123 292,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 4 789 682,00
HousingR 2 777 959,00
TourismR 2 628 733,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 2 528 618,00
Risk ManagementR 1 820 060,00
Property ServicesR 1 390 166,00
Project Management UnitR 1 178 876,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 688 333,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 282 046,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 129 429,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 128 899,00
Storm Water ManagementR 37 240,00
Disaster ManagementR 17 322,00
Water StorageR 6 838,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

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An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.

Trace each indicator

The evidence behind the view.

IndicatorReported valueWhat it tells youEvidence
Repairs and maintenance0,913%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-5,298 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance5,596%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.